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Residents of Colva ward demand probe against p’yat

Residents of 1st ward Colva have appealed to the Salcete BDO, the dy Director of Panchayats and the Director of Panchayats to order a vigilance probe into the question of panchayat body issuing a house no and NOC and later issuing a demolition notice without following laid down procedures under the Goa Panchayat Raj Act.


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Addressing the media, Shakuntala Mesquita said the residents will approach the court of law if the Panchayat authorities fail to initiate action against the panchayat body.   
She pointed out that the residents of 1st Ward Colva had been waging a battle to stop the illegal permanent structures from being put up in the road widening of the ward on the Margao-Colva major district road.   
She claimed the Sarpanch had issued a demolition notice without first giving a show cause notice enabling the party to 
obtain an ex-parte stay before the Additional Director of Panchayats. 


“We appeal to the BDO, Dy Director of Panchayats and the Director to order a Vigilance enquiry immediately into this issue failing which we will approach the Courts for justice,” Mesquita added.   
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Allotment not according to comunidade code: Officer

Former joint secretary home, who conducted an inquiry into the dealings of the Serula land grab case has testified before the North Goa Sessions Judge Irshad Agha that allotment of 599 sq metres of land was not in accordance with the Code of Comunidades.

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Published Apr 27, 2017, 6:58 AM IST
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PANAJIThe Bombay High Court at Goa too while disposing a petition filed by Trajano D’Mello had ruled that the allotment was illegal and that the land should be restored to its original condition.  Srinet Kotwale who has been appointed as inquiry officer by the Government to probe various irregularities pertaining to the Serula Comunidade was deposing in the cheating and land grab case against then Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar.   Judge Agha will now on May…

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